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Corp John Livings Brindle

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Corp John Livings Brindle

Birth
Boone County, Indiana, USA
Death
5 Oct 1918 (aged 31)
France
Burial
Belleau, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France GPS-Latitude: 49.0782242, Longitude: 3.2892675
Plot
Plot B Row 2 Grave 68
Memorial ID
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He served in the United States Army during World War I as a Corporal in Battery E, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Division, AEF.

He was awarded the Croix de Guerre by France for his bravery in battle.

"He was the son of Livings Hamlin Brindle,a Methodist minister, and Georgetta Carriger Brindle. He graduated from Depauw University in Greencastle,Indiana on June 13, 1912. He never married, but felt a real burden to go to war to make the world safe for the children of his brother George, with whom he was particularly close since their father had died 2 months after John was born." (by J.B. Sarber via correction sent to me on 3/8/12)


His family erected a cenotaph for him in their plot in the Brockway Cemetery in Dover, Boone County, Indiana.
He served in the United States Army during World War I as a Corporal in Battery E, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Division, AEF.

He was awarded the Croix de Guerre by France for his bravery in battle.

"He was the son of Livings Hamlin Brindle,a Methodist minister, and Georgetta Carriger Brindle. He graduated from Depauw University in Greencastle,Indiana on June 13, 1912. He never married, but felt a real burden to go to war to make the world safe for the children of his brother George, with whom he was particularly close since their father had died 2 months after John was born." (by J.B. Sarber via correction sent to me on 3/8/12)


His family erected a cenotaph for him in their plot in the Brockway Cemetery in Dover, Boone County, Indiana.


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  • Maintained by: Cami
  • Originally Created by: RPD2
  • Added: Aug 4, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55855854/john_livings-brindle: accessed ), memorial page for Corp John Livings Brindle (11 Nov 1886–5 Oct 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55855854, citing Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial, Belleau, Departement de l'Aisne, Picardie, France; Maintained by Cami (contributor 46816304).